The Owasso Fire Department used the Bailey Ranch water tower to practice rope rescue techniques as part of its monthly ...

Around the world, fire/rescue departments provide a wide spectrum of rope and technical rescue services. Some departments carry ropes only for utility purposes, such as raising equipment to a roof.

Incidents requiring advanced rope skills can occur anywhere and at any time. Two such incidents have occurred here in New York City in the past 2 years–but don’t think for a second that this could ...

The brick building that’s on the far side of High Falls, which is located in downtown Rochester, NY, was the scene of a recovery of a victim who fell into a 20 x 20-foot void shaft. Rail traffic on ...

The Police Commissioner in the Suðurnes region has decided to send rescue personnel down into the fissure in Grindavík where ...

One of the consistent problem areas for many rescue crews is not just the construction of mechanical-advantage systems, but their safe and efficient operation. If speed and simplicity are the ...

As with any form of technical rescue, the potential for success begins with a solid foundation. For example, working within a collapsed building, most shoring starts with a sole plate; Trench ...

A driver escaped a sinking car on US 52 early Saturday only to find themselves stranded on its roof in the middle of Prairie ...

A skilled Rope Rescue Team assisted a hiker who fell nearly 100 feet above the Red Hollow Trailhead near Highway 14.

David Fisher, a professional rope jumper and performer, was honored by Westfield, Ind., on Monday after using a jump rope to rescue a teenager who had fallen through an icy pond. By Tim Balk It was a ...